Cross bar support for vehicles



Feb. 7. 1956 F. FAHLAND CROSS BAR SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES Original Filed April 25, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 7, 1956 F. FAHLAND l cxoss BAR SUPPORT FOR vu-lxcuzs Original Filed April 25, 1945 2 Sheetsheet 2 /llvmtor f^- Frank Fahland mw.,

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United States liatentA O1 CROSSfBAR SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES MFM Near., ummm Emmen Company, a corporation of Delaware orgel No. 2,416,362, sans my 19, 1949, ser-ln No. ,729 April 23, 1945. Application for reissue July 13,19v sena No. 113,640

zs crm. (ci. 11u-ses) VMattes'encloraelllrrlreavylrrackaetslI]appearslrrtlre prlllted ill italics. indicates the additions 'lhis invention'- relatesto load-supporting and loadbracing elements for use in vehicles, such as ships, freight cars, trucks and the like. As a convenient way of explaining the invention it will be described as embodiedforuseinfreightcarsoftheboxcartype.

lt is known practice to provide a box car with a steel lining which is spaced from the car wall and is provided with spaced perforations which receive locking fixtures mounted on the ends of crossbars used to support or con- Secondary features relate to means adopted to reduce weight and present wooden contact surfaces to the lading.

'I'he design is such that the locking and adjusting means lie wholly within the dimensional limits of an end projection of the beam, thus avoiding interferencev with and damage to lading, and permitting two similar beams to be mounted side by side and in contact when a second is needed to reinforce the rst.

Some cars have apertured posts (either fixed or adjustable) in lieu of the perforated lining above mentioned.

lThe invention can readily be adapted to connections of beams or the like to such posts, the problem being basically the same. Indeed the invention can be used wherever it is desired releasably to connect the ends of a beam to apertured parallel supports n selected positions. As a rule such beams are horizontal, and the desired directions of adjustment of the ends after attachment are likewise horizontal, but the invention is obviously not limited in either respect. The composite structure of the beam is not claimed in the present application but forms the subject matter of a divisional application Serial No. 94,160, led May 19, 1949, now Patent 2,514,229, issued July 4, 1950. I

Preferred embodiments will now be described by reference to the accompanyingv drawings, in which:

`pateutlmtfornrrnoparto!thisrelssruespeelilmatter .jecting oppositely from opposite edges of web 16 are Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a complete beam with the middle portion broken out to reduce the length of the vrew.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of an end tting attached to the beam shown in Fig. 2.

Fig.4isasectionontheline4-4ofFig.3. A Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an end fitting before attachment to the beam.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal medial section through the parts socket in the ends of the modiedscrew of Fig. 6 is a section to the beam whenattached to the The plane 'of section is indicated by the lineHinFig, 3,.

Fig. 7 is a perspective 'view the beam. U

Fig. 8 is a fragmentaryfviewsimilar to a portion of Fig. 6, showing a modied screw.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary elevationshowinigrthe8 wrench Perforated walls for freight carsare standardized to some extent, and a typical perforated lining plate 1s indrcated at llin Fig. 6. The perforations,which are alined in horizontal and vertical rows, comprise a circular center 12 with ydiametr-ically opposite horizontal rectangular extensions 13'.

I'he beam proper is compodte andcomprises a pressed steel shell 14 8-shaped in cross-section and two wooden inserts 15. The central web 16 of the shell 14 is-at the neutral-axis of the beam and hence can be lightenedby a rowof perforations 17 without loss of strength. Proofthe steel. componentof rimmed flanges 18. The rims 1 9 ofV flanges 18 are sunk in rebates cut in the inserts 15, so that the wooden inserts form the load-contacting surfaces of the beam. Through bolts 21 (see Figs. 3 and 4) whose ends are countersunk vclamp the 15 to the shell 14, i. e. against the web The end housings are conveniently constructed of plate by welding pressed or forged sections. The components welded together are two side plates 22 otiset toward each other at 23, an interposed connecting web 24 with olset 25 and a J-shaped tie member 26 which connects the extreme ends of the side plates 22 (see Figs. 2,3 and 5).

The end housings are welded-to shell 14. The side plates enter slots 27 in web 16 and engage theinner faces of llanges 18, `to which they are welded at 28 (see Figs. 4 and 7). y The web 24 engages web 16 and is welded thereto. 'Thus the end housings are virtually integral with the shell 14 of the beam.V .The wood inserts 15 are clamped to the shell and stlen the same but'oter comparatively little direct support to the end housings (see Fig. 3).

The vertical dimension of side plates 22 is materially less than the depth of the beam (see Fig. 3) and the horizontal dimension between the outer faces of plates 22 is considerably less than the width of the beam (see Fig. 2).

Hinged to block 33 on horizontal pin 34 is a locking'V arm 35. This has a hooked end 36 of a cross-section. (see Fig. 5) such as to tit any of the holes 12, 13 on plate 11. Slidable longitudinally in a guide formed in the upper part of block 33 is a bolt 37 with a crossbar 38 in its end, so dimensioned that the end of the bolt will pass througha second hole in plate 11 and when turned will engage behind that plate. A lateral handle 39 serves to turn and thus lock the bolt.

There are identical littings at the two ends of the beam. See Fig. l.

It will be observed that the nuts 32, bolt 37 (when locked) and arm 35 (when engaged) are all between theplanes'denedbythe twosidesrufacesandthetop andbottomsurfaeesofthebeam. 'Ihepossibletravelof 1f desired, me mm sz can be eliminated as shawn in Figs. 8 and 9. In this view parts similar to those in Figs.

l-7` have the same reference numerals with the letter a. 5

The' ends' of the journals'29a are/substantially llushwithy the outer faces of plates 22a arr/d have hexagonal sockets' 41 by which the screw may be turned.

Operation In placing the beam it is held with its ends slightly above the desired position and the arms 35 are swung up so that the ends 36 start into appropriate holes 12, 13. The beam is then lowered until arms 35 engage crossmember 26, whereupon the bolts 37 are protruded and turned 90'. 'Ihey enter' the holes next above those entered by the arms 35. The screws 31 may then be turned to advance thefbeam into engagement with the lading.

The beaml locks at its end/to the plates so as to be held against relative motioni'in/ny direction. The beam may thus be placed above an', object and act to hold it down.

The screws afford progressive horizontal adjustment of hingedtothebeamonatransverseaxis,soastoswing yinto sustaining engagement with the beam-as its hooked end enters an aperture in the support; andfa bolt movable in a path approximately parallel with the hooked member when the latter is in such sustaining engagement, said bolt being adapted to enter, when projected, another aperture. in the support and thereby inhibit disengaging motion of the beam and hooked member.

2. In a load-sustaining device lfor engagement with a 10 support having a series of apertures, the combination of a beam; a housing mounted at the end of the beam to form a continuation thereof; a traversing block guided v in said housing to move ina direction transverse to the beam; force multiplying means within said housing for producing such motion; a hooked member hinged to said traversing block on a transverse axis so as to swing into sustaining engagement with the housing as its hookedend enters an aperture in the apertured support; and a bolt movable on the traversing block in a path approximately .20 parallel with the hooked member when the latter is in such such extent relatively to the spacing of the supporting i perforations that precise setting of the beam may always be had. `If needed, a .second lbeam may be set behind andy forced against the first to reinforce it. f

The construction of the composite beam is an important feature. The S-shaped shell 14 is of pressed steel and of engagement, said bolt being adapted to enter another aperture in said support, when projected.

3. In a load-sustaining device for use with a support having a series of apertures, the combination of a beam;

a housing mounted at the end of the beam to form a consuch form that the metal is effective to the fullest extent,

providing a beam with the maximum practicable section modulus in both transverse directions.

With the beam positioned as described' the llanges 18 give strength to resist buing. stresses or other forces acting in a horizontal direction. Similarly the rims 19 give strength to resist vertical loads. The perforations 17 in the web 16 reduce weight without impairing strength because theymre substantially at the neutral axisfor either dirletioii'of loading.

f e wooden in serts bearing against anges 18 and under 19 and being bolted together through the web 16 at 40 intervals throughout the length of the beam, as indicated at 21 in Figs. 1 and 4, are etective as load-bearing components of the composite beam. Not only do they resist bending moments imposed on the composite beam, brit also they resist compressional and torsional stresses and f resulting deformation such as might otherwise result in the thin steel section of the 8shaped shell 14.

In addition to the above structural aspects the wooden inserts are the load-contacting portions of the beam.

Since the end housings are welded to the core, a durable and very rigid structure results.

'I'he member 35, when engaged in the perforated plate on the side wall of the car, or when engaged in a similar recess in a column, will resist loads in any direction transverse to the beam, except upward. It will act in tension in the event that the end of the beam tends to separate from the wall or column. The bolt 37 is loaded in shear, by stresses transverse to the beam in any direction. This bolt holds the end of the beam against upward motion and supplements the related member 35.

Moreover, when the head 38 on the end of the bolt 37 is engaged behind the perforated plate the handle 39 is at its limit of motion or nearly so. Hence, the bolt 31 may react in tension under certain circumstances. 'Ihe fact that all components of the end tttings lie within the projected area of the end of the beam makes it possible to assemble two beams side by side and in contact with one' another.

'Ihe concept may be variously embodied and may be used' for many purposes. 'I'he embodiment above described in detail is intended to be exemplary. 'Ihe scope of the invention will be detined solely by the claims.

What is claimed is: Vl. A locking unit for connecting a beam releasably with tinuation thereof and having transverse dimensions less than the transverse dimensions of the beam; a traversing ybloclr guided in said housing to move in a direction transverse to the beam; force multiplying means within said housing for producing such motion; a hooked member hinged to'said traversing block on a transverse axisso as to swing into sustaining engagement with the housing as its hooked end enters an aperture in the apertured support;

Y-sgand a bolt movable on the traversing block in a path approximately parallel with the hooked member'when the extend in an aperture in a of the beam it projects and of the length ot the an apertured support, comprising a hooked member latter is in such engagement, said bolt being adapted to enter another aperture in said support, when projected.

4. A load-bearing member for temporary attachment to parallel suports havinga series of spaced locking apertures, comprising in combination, a beam; housings mounted, one at each end of the beam, each housing having a guideway, each other and transverse to the beam; carriage members one guided [in] by each of said guideways; force multiplying means reacting between each housing and the carriage member which it guides and operable to shift the carriage relatively to the housing; and two locking members mounted on each carriage member and operable to engage in diterent apertures in the corresponding one of said supports, both said locking [means] members. when engaged in said apertures, serving to resist thrust developed by operation of said force multiplying means. 5. The combination dened in claim 4 in which the two locking members mounted a locking lug hinged [to] at memberonanaxistransversetothebeamandsodimensioned that when it is swung against the [side of the carriage member] bottom of the housing it projects beyond the end of the beam in position to [enter] support and a bolt-like member projectable in the direction of its length and of the length of the beam to enter another aperture inthe same support. 6. A load-bearing member for temporary attachment to parallel supports having series of spaced locking :ripertures, comprising in combination, av beam; and pairs of locking means, one pair at each of the opposite ends o! said each pair comprising a locking lug hinged to the side ofthebeamonanaxistransversetothebeam and so dimensioned that when it is swung againstthe side beyond the end of the beamv in thesideofthecan'iage position to enter an l like member projectable in the direction of its length beam, to enter another aperture rn the same support 7. A load-bearing member for temporary attachment said guideways being parallel with` on each carriage comprise I aperture in a support, and a boltf 4 sans 5 toparcllel rnpportshaving aseries o! spacedlocking apet'' tures, comprising in combination, a beam; carriers mounted to move transversely ot the beam and located one adaeent .each end of thebeam; force multiplying means associated with each carrier to produce relative transverse motion between the carrier and beam; hooked membemonehidgedoneachofsaidcsrriersonanaxis transverse tothe beam, so as to be capableof engaging in selected apertures; and bolts one guided oneach carrier to be proieetable in the direction of the length of the beam through other apertures. I

8. A load-bearing member for temporary attachment to parallel supports having la series of spacedlocking apertures, comprising in combination, a beam; carriers mountedr-tomove transversely of the beam and located one adiacent eachgend Iof the beam; force multiplying means associated witlzyach carrier to produce relative transverse motion between the carrier and beam; vhooked sustaining members, one hinged on each of [casiers] carriers on an axis tranwerse to the beam, so as to be capable of engaging in selected apertures; bolts one guided on each carrier to be projectable in the direction of the length of the beam through other apertures, said bolts being each capable of rotation about its longitudinal axis and each having a locking head which when the bolt is turned engages thesupport to inhibit retraction ofjthe bolt.

9. As an article of manufacture, an elongated freight bracing bar to extend across, between, and be secured in selected perforations in, opposite upright side surfaces of a chamber such as a freight car, said bar having adjacent each end thereof a perforation-entering and normally antipull-out member extending lengthwise 'of the bar which, in its engaged and operative position, has a laterally extendingV portion interengaging behind a said surface, supp means on the bar supporting at least one of said embers thereon and providing for movement of the member lengthwise of and lateral to the bar to permit insertion and removal of both said members, said laterally extending portion extendingy from said member in the direction of lateral movement of the member as it is moved from an inoperative position to said engaged and operative position.

10.v The organization of claim 9 in which said member and its laterally extending portion forms a hook-like structure at the outer end of said member.

1l. The organization of claim 9 in which said one of said members is swingable about a pivot pin which is transverse to the length of said bar.

12. The organization of claim 9 in which both of said members are mounted to swing about axes transverse to the bar to permit insertion'or removal of both said members upon a combined vertical motion of the said bar and swinging motion of said members relative to said bar.

13. The structure of claim 9 in which said one member swings about an axis which is transverse to the bar and always positioned an appreciable distance inwardly from the said side surface when the bar is in 'its said operative position.

14. The organization of claim 9 including means to mount said movable member for adjustment thereof in a direction transverse to the length of said bar.

15. The organization of claim 9 in which said one member swings about an axis which is substantially horizontal when the bar is in its said operative position and is always positioned inwardly from the perforation-entering portion of said member, and said bar and member include co-engageable. surfaces to limit upward swinging of said member beyond its said operative position.

16. The organization of claim 9 in which, in said operative pitlon of the bar, said one member swings about an axis which is substantially horizontal, transverse to the.- length of said bar, and located inwardly from said side surface and adjacent the lower surface of said bar and in which each said laterally extending portion is integral tially parallel flat sides 6 its perforation-entering member and is upwardly directed when the bar is in its said `operative position.

1r. un elongated freight-holding cms bar a um in selected horizontally elongated perforatlons Aon the opposite upright inne r side walls of a closure such as a freight car, said/fiber having similar heads at each end,

each head including a perforation-entering member having a laterally tion at its outer-end, and support means on each saidl head including a pivot for each member and mounting each said member toswing about said pivot, said pivot being transverse. to the bar and positioned inward from'said perforation-enteringV portion, each member having substantially parallel flat top and bottom faces and substanto substantially -fully )it and engage cooperating upper and lower and side boundary walls of a said perforation.

I8. A freight holding cross beam having at each end a locking unittfor'connecting said beam releasably with an apertured support, at least one of said units comprising an anti-pull-out hooked member hinged to the beam on a transverse axis. so as to swing into sustaining engagement with the beam as its hooked end enters an aperture in the support and a supplemental member movably carried by said unit and providing means for locking said beam to said support when said hooked end isin an aperture in said support. i

19. The organization of claim 18 in which said sup'- plemental member is a separate piece movably mounted on thebeam for longitudinal movement relative to said beam to selectively engage another aperture in said support. t

20. The organization of claim 18 including means to mount at least said hinged member for adiustment in a direction transverse to the length of said beam.

21. As an article of manufacture, an elongated freight bracing bar to be secured in selected positions in perfo- 'rations in opposite upright wall surfaces of a chamber such as a freight car, said bar having a perforation-entering member adjacent each end, at least one of said members including a perforation-entering and laterally extending hook-like portion which, in bar supporting or surface engaged position extends lengthwise of the bar andinterlocks behind a said surface to prevent accidental removal of the corresponding end of the bar, and at least one of said members being mounted for movement having a component of swinging motion from said engaged position in a direction opposite to the direction in which said hook-like portion extends and about an axis transverse to the axis of said bar'to permit insertion and removal thereof.

22. The organization of claim 21 in which there is a member locking means mounted on the bar and operative when said portion is interlocked behind a surface to prevent swinging of the one member away from its bar supporting position. 23. An elongated load-bearing and freight-holding member for temporary attachment to and between spaced apart and parallel supports each having a series of spaced locking apertures such as the perforated inner sidewalls .of a freight car comprising, in combination, a beam and pairs of cooperating locking means, one pair being operatively mounted at each of the opposite ends of said beam, each pair comprising a locking lug hinged to the beam on an axis transverse to the length of the beam and-so dimensioned that when it is swung against the beam it pro iects beyond the end of the beam in position to extend in a selected said aperture, each said lug including a perforation-entering and laterally extending anti-pull-out portion, each said pair including clocking means for`selectively locking the beam to a support and operable to prevent said swinging of said lug and its accidental withdrawal from its engaged perforation.

24. An elongated load-bearing and freight-holding with member for temporary attachment to and between spaced and upwardly extending anti-pull-out por- 7 apart and parallel support members each having a seriesof spaced locking apertures such as the perforated inner sidewalls of a freight car comprising, in combination, a beam and pairs of cooperating locking means, one pair being operatively mounted at each ofthe opposite ends of said beam, each pair comprising a member swingably mounted on said beam and swingable about an axis transverse to the beam and having its free end extending beyond the end of said beam in its operative position and l including an integral perforation-entering, laterally extending, anti-pull-out portion, each pair including a locking means engageable in a perforation with a support member and when the swingable member is engaged in a perforation in itsl operative position being operative to prevent swinging of the swingable member and thus accidental withdrawal of said perforation-entering Portion by motion transverse to the .length of said beam.

25. A normally horizontal freight bracing bar having at leach end a locking unit for releasably connecting it with and between spaced apart apertured supports, suchl as the perforated inner wall linings of the two sides ofma freight car, comprising a member mounted on the bar and swngable on an axis transverse thereto having anupwardly directed perforation-entering and anti-pull-out hook at its free end and hinged to the bar on a transverse and normally horizontal pivot on the lower side of said bar and spaced inwardly from the end of said bar so that the upward swinging motion of said member is limited by sustaining engagement with the end portion of said bar as its upwardly directed hooked end enters in anti- 30 pull-out position a selected aperture in the support, and a supplemental movable member mounted on the bar and providing-means for locking said bar to said support when said hook is in an antt-pull-out position in an aperture. to selectively prevent disengaging motion of the hooked swingable member relative to the beam and consequent withdrawal of its hook from the entered perforation.

26.,.l4s an article of manufacture, an elongated freight bracing bar to extend across, between, and be secured in selected perforationsjn, opposite .upright side surfaces of a chamber such as a freight car, said bar-having adjacent each end thereof a perforation-entering and normally antipullout member which, in its engaged and operative position, has a laterally extending portion interengaging behind a sadsurface, at Ieastone of said members being hingedly mounted on said bar to at least swing on an transverse thereof to` permit insertion and removal of both said members, said bar also having adjacent eachI end and in cooperative relationship with each said perfo? ration-entering member a supplemental, disengagement preventing member adapted for connection to a side surface and movable to its operative position when said perforation-entering member is in its engaged position to thereby prevent disengagement thereof. s

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